First half woes continue to plague the season as the OU men’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker in a game that came down to the last seconds against the Texas A&M Aggies 65-62.

Sophomore guard Willie Warren had just one point in the first half, while freshman forward Tiny Gallon added only two as he was in foul trouble for much of the first half.

The half deficit could have been much worse had it not been for the 10-point effort by freshman guard Tommy Mason-Griffin. The young point guard established himself as the hot hand last night and finished the game with 21 points and five assists on 7-13 shooting.

The half ended with the Sooners down 39-29.

However, the Sooners were not done. Mason-Griffin continued his hot streak in the second while receiving a 13-point boost from Warren and an 8-point, five rebound effort from Gallon.

Oklahoma pulled ahead midway through second half after a fast-paced 10-0 run. They would retain that lead until just minutes remained in the game and would eventually miss their last shot to tie the game with 3.2 seconds remaining.

With the conference loss, the Sooners drop to 11-7 (2-2 Big 12) and will continue their two-game road venture on Saturday against the Texas Tech Red Raiders before returning home to Norman Jan. 27 to host the Iowa State Cyclones.